chapter6

Takales changed his previous attitude of dislike for Lub, and almost flatteringly asked Lub to join the mercenary group.

Lubu's strength is obvious to all, and unlike Takales and Monhama, Lub's thief profession is not self-appointed like them, but has actually passed the assessment of the Thieves Guild and obtained a third-order thief certificate! Although the third order is the lowest level, there is no shortage of third-order thieves even in some medium-sized mercenary groups!

Takales thought he had picked up a treasure! And he could tell that Lub was interested in joining their mercenary group!

Tacales took it upon himself to open the door and let Monhama into the house, and Monhama thought that the two were here to fight, and he was about to beat Lubu with great momentum, but was stopped by Tacales.

Monhama asked, "What's the matter?!" ”

"Lub is our companion!" ”

Monhama spoke at the same time as Lubu, and one said, "Are you crazy?!" One said, "I didn't promise anything." The two of them glanced at each other after speaking, and immediately turned their heads away.

Takales said, "Amon, personal grievances are of course more important than the mercenary group! Besides, Lub is a thief with a thief's certificate, where can we find another one! He pulled him into a corner and whispered, "The most important thing is that when he becomes our companion, we will have money!" ”

Lub said coldly, "I have good hearing. ”

Tackales was embarrassed for a second, then laughed loudly and said, "Oh, Lub, you have to believe me, I invited you to join the group because you are a good thief!" ”

Lub didn't answer.

"Hmph," said Monthama, "we are all very generous people, and although you stole our money and beat us, we can ignore our past suspicions. ”

"Yes," said Takales, "you have joined us, and we are all brothers, and our grudges will be over. ”

Lub's fingers moved back and forth, causing the dagger to spin into a circle on his fingertips, and he stared at the ground as if pondering something, and after a long time, he said, "If your mercenary group can't be established in a month, then I'll quit." ”

"You didn't join at all?" ”

Takales slapped Monhama and opened his arms to Lub and said, "Welcome!" ”

Lubu was short, dodged Takales' embrace, and said mockingly, "The money bag is mine." ”

Takales was instantaneous.

Lub was a man of his word, and since Tacales had repeated what he had asked him to do, and he was one of them, it was only natural for him to help them in their mission.

The next morning, Lub went to speak to Mandy, but he didn't say a word, for Mandy was too shy to speak, and at the third sentence he hurriedly handed the remaining silver coin to Takales, and ran back to the house, covering his face.

Lub stretched out his hand to Takares, who pretended to be crazy and looked around, and Lub made a gesture to pull out the dagger, and Takales wept and handed the silver coin, which had not been hot, to Lub, who received it in his money bag and said, "Go on the road." ”

Both Tacales and Monhama were depressed and said, "Okay. ”

After Brown Town was Wheeler Town, and after a day's stay in the town for supplies, the three of them hurried to Marion City, where they managed to reach Marion City five days later.

Marion City is a small city in the western part of the country of Salata, the size of two Yorktowns and a population of only 50,000 people, but her prosperity is unmatched by the town.

Both Tacales and Monhama were first-time visitors to the city, and they were quickly drawn to the city's endless stream of horse-drawn carriages, shops and buskers, all of which are not found in laid-back Yorktown.

The two of them were like two hillbillies who had just entered the city, and everything was so new that Monthama even went to ask if a man who made money by breathing fire was a magician, and got a disdainful middle finger.

Monthama wondered, "Isn't anyone who isn't a magician breathing fire these days?" ”

"He used props, and you see, the torch was stained with oil, and a little spark could make it a fire," said Tacales. He shrugged his shoulders, "Where is a magician so easy to find, maybe one in a thousand." ”

"Haha, you're right, by the way, when are we going to the Mercenary Guild." ”

"Let's go and see it now!" ”

"Good! ”

The two of them were like wild horses on the loose, running wild in this Marion city, laughing and laughing, high-spirited, and full of vigor peculiar to young people.

As he ran, he suddenly braked suddenly, and Monhama did not stop, and hit Takales on the back, and Takales could not stand the impact of such a large man, and fell forward, falling on his stomach.

Monhama hurriedly pulled the man up and asked, "What are you doing when you suddenly stopped, there is money on the ground?!" He bowed down and stared through the cracks in the stone slabs for copper or silver coins where he might be kept.

"No," said Tacales, "I will say that Lub is gone. ”

Monthama said, "Ah, there really is a copper coin!" He pulled the clay coin out of the crack, and happily wiped it clean with the hem of his clothes, and said, "What do you say?" ”

"I said, Lubu is gone, we are lost," said Tacales. ”

Takales and Monhama were thrilled as soon as they entered Marion, and the two hillbillies were so absorbed in their pleasure that they left Lub behind. Coupled with the fact that they had run blindly for a long time, they had lost not only their companion and accountant, but also themselves.

"I expected Lub to be angry," Tacales said. ”

"I feel the same way as you," said Monhama. ”

Tacales said, "Will he withhold our dinner?" ”

"It's very likely," Monthama said. ”

The two of them immediately had bitter faces.

Lub is very tight about money, and in his words, the establishment of a mercenary group requires start-up capital, and they can't afford to spend money indiscriminately. The three of them ate and lived at the cheapest price, and even the money to buy swords for Tacales and Monhama was only approved by the two of them after they saved two dinners.

"He would definitely use our running around as an excuse to just give us bread for dinner," said Monhama!" ”

Tacales said, "Hey, don't worry about dinner yet, let's ask someone for directions and go to the Mercenary Guild first, Lub should go there to find us too." ”

"Well, I hope he's in a good mood today," said Monthama. ”

Takales said, "Yes. ”

Marion's mercenary guild is small, but despite this, the guild building is an iconic symbol in the city. Takales only asked for directions twice, and then found the Mercenary Guild by the way.

Tacales and Monhama looked up from afar at the huge mercenary badge at the top of the guild - a shield depicting a sword, dagger, bow, wand, wand, book, and flask, symbolizing each of the seven different classes of mercenaries. The two of them looked up so much that their necks hurt and still didn't want to take their eyes off the badge, this was their dream, at this moment, they were only one step away from their dream!

Takales said, "Amon, this is the Mercenary Guild!" It's true, it's not the mercenary guild written in the book! ”

"It's so beautiful!" said Monthama! That badge has to be as tall as a floor! ”

"We'll get our badge!" ”

The two men were so happy that they almost wanted to dance, they stared at the badge, their bodies trembling slightly, and just as they were about to say something more, Tacales bent his knees and half-knelt down, and Monhama was even more miserable, and he slammed his forehead so hard that his forehead turned red—it was Lubu who had attacked them.

Lub said, "No interest, go in." ”

Neither Takales nor Monhama had any trouble with him, and one by two smirked, and followed Lub into the Mercenary Guild.

The guild has two floors, the first floor is the counter, where the mercenaries are given simple tasks and mercenary-related matters; The second tier is for guests and mercenaries who have issued or accepted A-level missions and above, and Takales are not eligible to go up.

Tacales and Monhama stood still at the foot of the spiral staircase for a while, and they said to themselves that one day, they would become regulars on the second floor!

The clerk at the counter, a thin old man in his fifties, stuffed some shredded tobacco into his cigarette pouch, took a leisurely puff, and then spit his face into a circle.

The little old man said, "I'm Jim, the mission publisher of the Marion City Mercenary Guild, are you a guest who wants to issue a mission or a mercenary who accepts a mission?" ”

Takales said excitedly, "We are mercenaries. ”

Jim said, "Take out your mercenary card, and I will assign you matching tasks according to your rank and battle record." ”

"Ah," said Takales, "...... We don't have mercenary badges. ”

Jim glanced at Takales, took a puff of his cigarette, and thought that it was a pity that such a handsome man had a bad brain, and he said, "It's common knowledge that you can't be a mercenary without a mercenary card." ”

"Yes, we're going to form a mercenary group!" ”

Jim's cigarette stick pointed at Tacales, then at Monhama and Lub, and laughed at a mouthful of broken yellow teeth, and said, "Sir, the minimum size for forming a mercenary group is ten people and four professions, and there are only three of you, and the professions are only knights and thieves, which is not in accordance with the regulations." He spat out a puff of his cigarette at Tacales, choking Tacalas back a few steps and coughing frantically, "Even if you had a face that an old man my age would look at with admiration, I wouldn't let you through the back door." ”

"I'm not trying to go through the back door, I'm here to register and ask for help," Tacales said. I've heard that if you have registered with the Mercenary Guild and want to set up a mercenary group but don't have enough qualifications, the guild will help you coordinate, one is to let those mercenaries who have mercenary cards but have not joined any mercenary group to join, and the other is to let the team that wants to form a mercenary group but also doesn't have the qualifications to join us or merge with us. ”

Jim said, "You know the rules very well." ”

"I've read a lot," Takales said. ”

Jim put down the cigarette stick and slowly pulled out a notebook from the cabinet, which was old and dirty, with a yellowed cover and curled edges of the paper with suspicious brown marks on it.

Jim turned a page, pointed to the scribbled words that outsiders couldn't read, and said, "Ah, two months ago, there was a man named Favran who wanted to register for the mercenary group, he was missing four people and one profession, and there has been no news for the past two months, most of them are not available, maybe you can try your luck with him." ”

Jim copied the address of Faflan to Tackales, who took it with gratitude, and went with his friends to find the man who might be their companion in the future.